Display rack



1927' s. JOHANSSON" DISPLAY RACK Filed Sept. 10, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

, M aha/Hafiz Aug. 2, '1927.

G. JOHANSSON DISPLAY BACK 1 Filed Sept. 10, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 R O T N E V m ATTORNEY novel and convenient display rack vfor dis? Patented Aug. 2, 1927.

EDATENT OFFICE,

eusranuorrnnsson, i or BAY CITY, MICHIGAN.

ISPLAY BACK,

thelikep I I v I I One olnect of tl'lQlDVQDlllOIl is to design a playing bolts of cloth and other goodswhich is manufactured. in predetermined. I widths and of varying lengths.

Anotherobject of the invention isto c esig'n durableand compact'rack upon which a i be displayed.

track and movable trolley comprising. a plu rality ofhangrers which can be pull-ed out wardly, and the individual racks swung as i largenumber of hole or rolls of goods can i A further object is to provide a stationary desired to allow all the'goods to be simultag neously and, attractivelydisplayed.

A still further object is to prom play rack, which can be compactly folded so as. to occupy but a inininiumof floor space. \A further ob ect still is to provide a displayrack on which the bolts of clothcan be iea dily placed or removed,and from which. an'y'length of cloth may be cut from any bolt without removing it from the rack, and

' with ease and simplicity by the clerk,

l Vith the above and other ob ects in v ew "the present invention consists in the combif in g fully understood that changes may be nation and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described, illustratedin the accompanying; drawings, v and particularly pointedout in the appended claims, it bcmade in the form, size, proportion I and 'minor details of construction, without departin'g from the spirit'or sacrificing any of thejadvantages of the invention.

" f In the drawings.

F'g. 1 is a side elevation 'of the display rack illustrating it in folded position.

i ,FigfQis an end view thereof, the center hanger being broken away to show thesupi porting column.

i "Fig. 3 is a fragmentary end viewof one of the hangers illustrating the manner of removing cloth from one ofthe lower bolts or rolls. Fig.

rack shown in two different positions, the y I v the trolley at by means of the pins 9, these full lines illustrating it folded, and the dotted line showing it extended and the hangers swung for display purposes. I

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the lower stabilizer or support. I I

Fig, 6 is a similar transverse sectional 710W.

This invention relatesto display racks and de a dis-- as required.

4 is a top plan view'of thedisplay' 2 Application filed September 10, 1923 Serial No. 661,801.

f 7 is a top plan View thereof, and also illustratin thcbottom guide rail. I

Herctol'ore it has been general practise in merchandising establishments, to place bolts of cloth in rows on built up flat shelving, this leaves only the end of the bolt exfor display, if a number of pieces are shown they. must necessarily be placed one on the other, this results in a diordered and un posed, consequently it must be takenfrom the shelf, placed on a counter and unrolle'd tidy appearance and these rolls or boltsmust each time be again rolled and placed on the shelf in order to clear the counter, as the next customer may'desire something entirely different; this means continuouslabor. disordered counters, and space sufficient for the shelves, clerks aisle, counter and customers aisle. In my improved display rack, space and labor is minimized, the goods are alwaysin position for inspection by the cus-. tomer who can choose and select without having the clerk inattendance taking down and displaying the goods, andvthe entire rack can be compactly folded, locked and rolled agalnstthc wall, leaving the entire floor space clear and free from counters, etc. I

Referinp," now particularly to the accompanying drawings in which -I "have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral, 1 indicates a permanent trolley rail. one end of which is provided with a bracket 2 secured thereto, and this end is adaptedto be permanently secured to the wall or a portion of the building, the free end is provided with a gusset'plate which I serves as a stop and to which a stay rod or cable 3 is attached, the opposite end of this cable being anchored to the wall or ceiling I A trolley 4 is mounted for travel on this, rail 1. andis provided with the spaced apart rollers 5 which engage the'top of the rail,

a similar roller 6 being journaled on the .trolley as shown, and engages the bottom web of the rail to prevent thetipping or binding of thestriicture. I a

A. plurality of hanger arms 7 are pivotally mounted between the flanged portions, 8 of gaging an internally threaded casting 11, i

formed as clearly shown in Figs. and 7. Horizontally disposed rollers 12 are journaled in this casting 11 in spaced relation and are adapted to engage a guide rail 13 which is secured to the floor of the building. This'rail serves as a guide and the small rollers readily roll thereon and stabilize the structure.

Hanger bars 14 are secured between the lugs '7 which are cast integral with the hanger arms by means of bolts or the like, and these bars are formed with spaced apart inclined slotted openings 15 adapted to receive a bar 16 which serves as a core on which the cloth 1? is rolled, and while in the present instance I have shown but three hangers, clesigned to hold eight rolls of cloth each, it will be readily understood that-any desired number of hangers may be used, and these can be designed to receive anyreasonable number of rolls of material.

The rolls of cloth on the lower end of the rack will of course be close to the floor, and to eliminate the stooping, etc, when remoring a. length of cloth from one of these lower rolls, I have provided a small roller 18 which is journaled in a pair of hangers 1'9 pivotally secured to the lugs 7 as shown, in the present instance'I have shown a roller attachment for each pair of hanger bars, but this is not necessary, as but one need be provided, and can be detachably connected and only attached when it is desired to remove material from one of the lower rolls.

A receiving shelf 20 is also secured to and connects the lower ends of the hanger bars together, the sides being extended and bent at an angle to remove the material and when removing the material from one of the lower rolls, the'clerk places the end of the cloth over the roller 18 the material dropping into the receiving shelf 20 as it is measured, all as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 or" the drawings. These shelves and small rollers 18 must necessarily be staggered to preventbinding when the rack is closed. A yard stick or tape (not shown) can also be at I 'tached to the frame 19 so that the material can be measured as it is unwound.

For convenience in pulling the rack out preparatory to opening it for display, I have provided a rod 21, which isanchored to the post 10, this extends through the center hanger arms, terminating in a swiveled handle 2:2 to which a locking bar 23 is secured. Clips 24 are secured to each of the outside hanger bars and these clips are adapted to receive the end of the bar 23 for holding the rack in locked position as shown in full lines in Figs. 1 and. 2, but when the bar is turned to position as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2 the hangers are free to swing on their pivots, as illustrated by the dotted lines in 4, and by pulling the rack out also as ber of rolls of material.

lVhat I claim is 1. The combination with a fixed rail, of a trolley mounted thereon, horizontally extending hanger arms pivotally secured at their inner ends to said trolley, and spaced apart hanger bars depending from said hanger arms.

2. The combination with upper and lower fixed rails, of a trolley mounted on the upper rail, a post secured to said trolley and engaging the lower rail, horizontally extending hanger arms pivotally secured at their in ner ends to said .post, and spaced apart hanger bars depending from said arms.

3. The combination with a fixed rail, 01"? a, trolley mounted thereon, horizontally extending hanger arms pivotally secured at their inner ends to said trolley, spaced apart hanger bars depending from said arms andiprovided with slotted openings adapted to receiverolls of material between them, and a receiving shelf connecting the lower ends of said bars.

4-. A display rack comprising a trolley a vertically disposed post secured thereto, hanger arms pivotally secured to the post in spaced apart relation, spaced apart hanger straps depending from said arms and provided with slotted openings adapted to receive rolls of material between them, means for locking said hangers in folded position, and a handle for manually operating said rack.

5. A display rack comprising having a. vertically disposed post secured thereto hanger arms pivotally secured to the post, spaced apart hanger bars depending trom'said arms, and an auxiliary roller i'rame detachably journaled to said hanger arms.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

GUSTAF JOHANSSON.

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